Hundreds of Rape Cases Under Review

Technician Faulted on DNA Handling

A review by the city's Medical Examiner's Office has uncovered that a lab technician failed to detect DNA evidence in more than two dozen sexual-assault cases dating back to 2001.

The 26 cases were discovered during an inquiry into more than 800 cases that the technician handled between 2001 and 2008, when she was no longer allowed to handle evidence, Ellen Borakove, the spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, said Friday.